All Articles Tagged As: bias
Are we over estimating remembering and underestimating learning? Current research by Nate Kornell and Robert A. Bjork address this question and was recently published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.
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When people look for things that are rare, they aren't all that good at finding them. And it turns out that the reverse is also true: When people look for something common, they will often think they see it even when it isn't there.
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Subtle patterns of nonverbal behavior that appear on popular television programs influence racial bias among viewers. Black characters elicit especially negative nonverbal responses, such as facial expressions and body language, from other characters, and viewers exhibit more racial bias after exposure to such negative responses.
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A new study demonstrates that when faced with a difficult decision, the human brain calls upon multiple neural systems that code for different sorts of behaviors and strategies. The research, published by Cell Press in the May 28 issue of the journal Neuron, provides intriguing insight into the mechanisms that help the human brain rise to the formidable challenge of adaptive decision making in the real world.
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How would you respond if you were told that you had an 80 percent chance of surviving an operation -- would you give consent? How about if you were told you had a 20 percent chance of dying? The answer may partly depend on your genetic make-up, according to new research from University College London and funded by the Wellcome Trust.
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 | Cognitive scientists have shown that when aware of both a negative and positive stereotype related to performance, women will identify more closely with the positive stereotype, avoiding the harmful impact the negative stereotype unwittingly can have on their performance. This is the first study to examine the influence of concurrent stereotypes, one negative and one positive. It also demonstrated how the negative stereotype encroached on working memory while the positive stereotype did not. ...> Full Article |
New research demonstrates that bias toward a potentially more valuable outcome can influence how visual information is processed in the human brain. The study, published by Cell Press in the Dec. 26 issue of the journal Neuron, provides insight into how the visual centers encode more valuable stimuli at the expense of less valuable alternatives.
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2 articles explore complexity of stereotyping and workplace discrimination
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 | Study finds unlike women, it is not the same-sex models that affect men ...> Full Article |
New research has revealed that a gender bias occurs when selecting leaders during various group competition scenarios. Overall, the findings indicate that during times of intergroup conflict a male leader prototype is sought while during intragroup conflict a female leader prototype is sought.
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 | New study has found that choosing the color red for a uniform in competitive sports can actually affect the referee’s split-second decision-making ability and even promote a scoring bias. ...> Full Article |
Research shows that many Americans feel anxious during interracial interactions whether or not race is even mentioned
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Why do some people solve problems more creatively than others? Are people who think creatively somehow different from those who tend to think in a more methodical fashion?
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'Truthiness,' according to television satirist Stephen Colbert, represents the human preference to follow our intuition despite the presence of facts or evidence. For example, the more ambiguous an answer to a question, the more likely an individual will believe it is truthful.
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A new study discusses the ideological and practical challenges faced when trying to engage ordinary citizens in policy decisions. The study, published in Communication Theory, examines how these theories have been translated into practice and provides an outline that can be used to address these challenges.
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The Internet is not the fountain of all knowledge, despite the plethora of information available at your fingertips.
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Most parents would hotly deny favoring one child over another but new research suggests they may have little choice in the matter.
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Anyone who has bonded with a puppy madly sniffing with affection gets an idea of how scents, most not apparent to humans, are critical to a dog's appreciation of her two-legged friends. Now new research from Northwestern University suggests that humans also pick up infinitesimal scents that affect whether or not we like somebody.
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 | A neural network that may generate the human tendency to be optimistic has been identified by researchers at New York University. As humans, we expect to live longer and be more successful than average, and we underestimate our likelihood of getting a divorce or having cancer. The results, reported in the most recent issue of Nature, link the optimism bias to the same brain regions that show irregularities in depression. ...> Full Article |
 | Why are some individuals not prejudiced? Researchers investigate how some individuals are able to avoid prejudicial biases despite the pervasive human tendency to favor one's own group. ...> Full Article |
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